Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-12-29
STATESMEN And THE WEED.
Nearly All Of Them Use Tobacco in Sons
Form.

ICDaccO-OIQ- lime smokers, anu SneWefi
IN Senate and House.
A Wash ngton correspondent Of TIL,
Neg lork II'orid writes: President
Cleveland smokes cigars. Senator Ed
munds chews iine-cuL Senator George
snuffs. aud Senator Eusts puts cigar
ettes. Our leading statesmen as n rule
use tobacco more or less, aud there are
few who do not regularly take their
post-prandal gar. Secretary Fa T.
child does not smoke unt he is throu. h
with his work for the day. President
Cleveland's da ly cigar is taken after
dinner. and he usually smokes it sit
ting mt his desk in his Office. He leans
back in Is chair and pulfs out the
smoke in great volumes. Senator
Blackburn always has gar in his
mouth. His dealer ut the Cap tol tells
me that he uses the strongest tobacco.
buys three cigars for quarter and will
not take one that is of IL gingerbread
yellow. Senator Sherman keeps box
of cigars in his commillee-room. and
he smokes the best Havanas. Gen.
Rosecrans says there is nothing Ike
the Virginia stogy. and h S face is II
poem of pleasure as he blows its smoke
into the air. Gen. Shcr dan smokes II
great deal, Gen. Arson G. McCook
likes strong black weed. and Gen.
Terumseh Sherman often takes what Is
called dry smoke. He keeps his
cigars in his mouth for some time be-
fore lie lights them and chcws them TO
pieces us he draws Their fragrant aroma
into his lungs.
One of the most inveterate smokers
of the past WAS Judge viii am ID. KEEL
lev. The pig-ron Protoctiouist. He
smoked steadily for nearly two genera
tons and chewcd at the same time. He
would 20 To bed with II gu Il of tobacco
in his mouth and sleep with it lying
next TO his cheek. When he arose in
the morning he would take Il fresh
chew. and the result WAS that his system
Necame saturated with nicotine. A
ew years ago the side of the cheek in
which the tobacco lay at night became
poisoned. and cnnCernus growth WAS
the result. He consulted the doctors
and they told him that this would have
to be cut out and that lie would have
to stop the use Of tobacco. He consent
ed 10 the operation and Dy his .nd0m l.
able will succeeded in Civ ng up smok-
ing and chewing. He tell me. how
ever. that hO must still ;void places
where he must breathe tobacco smoke.
and that the craving for nicotine some
mes grows so strong upon him that
he will bite off the end OF a cigar and
chew t. He has felt, however like IL
new man nct ho stopped smoking.
and ho bids far to 1--we until ho is Il
hundred
Gen. Grants cancer was und0ubted-
~ caused by excess We smoking. and
DR.. Bliss. Garfield s physician. nearly
ruined his health by the uSo of strong
cigars. 81 SIS smoking cost him hunI.
reds of dollars wear. He never used
nm thing but the most costly imported
cigars. and he thought nothing OF pay
ing fifty cents or Il dollar for II smoke.
He Swore of. am told, about n year
ago and is now healthier man.
Chauncry Dcpcw used to smoke TWEEN
ty CARS Il dag, but found himself
growing dyspcpLic and low-spirited.
He thought it might be the tobacco.
He tried to reduce his number of cigars
and failed. He then decided TO stop
smoking altogether and succeeded.
Tom Bowen of Colorado smokes in
ceSsumtly, and chews when lie takes a
c gar out Of his mouth. Congressman
McAdoo smokes eight cigars for dol
lar, and Bob lnger>oll is fond of Rrina
V.ctorias. Senator Van Wyck does
not smoke at all. and he once told me
his first experience in the use Of tobac.
co. He sad:
1t was when was q boy | had a
great ambit on to be ii smoker and
thought it manly. took II few pen
es had saved and bought a cheap
cigar. | began to smoke it and n u
few minutes | WAS suffering the tor
lures Of the damned. With pale face
crept hOmeward, crawlcd into my
bedroom ami IN, mother balhcd m
head. | don't know whether l gavr
any reason for my sudden attack. but
WAS sure | was 90 NJ to die. This OK.
perience was. however, enough for
me, and have never attempted &c
smoke since then"
Gen. Grant says in his memoirs thai
lie found it very hard TO learn Il
smoke. He failed utterly at Yves
Pc nj in his attempt to acquire til,
habit of using tobacco. and it was not
until many ears afLerward that he sue
ceeded.
Horace Greeley used to say tina
when man began to smoke he inlme
diatulr became II hog, and If this is S,
We have had noted hogs among on
public men. Henry A. Wise couI
chew a plug of tobacco ut sitting
Every one will remember Jackson
corn.cob pipes, and John Adams an
John Quincy Adams were both smok
ers. Daniel Webster ked good C
gar and Henri Clay ohewed. smoke
and snuffed. Clay would not carr
snuff-box himself for fear that h
might indulge too freely in the hab
AMI thus mjmre his melodious voice
He borrowed his pinches of snuff frol
his fr ends. and there is II story told
which he stopped in the middle Of a
argument at the Supreme Court an
asked Chiei-Justice Marshall for
pinch of Maccobv.
Snuiiing. however. is on the declin
though Big bottles of it are sill Ike
. in the Senate lobby and two lit
boxes always stand in recess of Il
Senate Chamber. Senator w ,son.
Mar, land, is an inveterato snmlfe
Beck. OF Kentucky likes II prrE
snuff after a Senator al discussion. "A,